All posts tagged New Wave music

As I tucked our 9-year-old son into bed last night he told me he could not get thetune “Everything is Awesome” out of his head. He and a group of friends first heard the theme song of “The Lego Movie” earlier in the day when they saw the film as part of a birthday party. (“The Lego Movie” topped the box office this weekend.)

I told him I was not surprised and tried to explain that Mark Mothersbaugh‘s music tends to do that. It grabs your ear and refuses to let go. Some of his work, including “The Girl U Want,” “Whip It” and “Beautiful World” have been bouncing around in my head since around 1980.

The lead singer of the new-wave band Devo talked with Speakeasy about producing the signature song and other music for the new action-adventure movie about toys made of interlocking plastic bricks. Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.